Short Critter Poems

tennessee opossum
little critter on a tree
fluffy yellow tail...

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burrowing critter
burnished red veiled cloak
blanching blighting winds...

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he comes in moonlight
prowling the neighborhood
looking for dinner
stopping by to check the cat's bowl
watching me through the window

...

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Stalking,.....waits awhile

She inhales the woodland airs.....

Animals beware......

Nose to tail the vixen stares.......

Fixated,....... her prey beguiles........

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When you stop a sec to consider
all the genes you share with this critter,
it is so clear, right off the bat,			
why you always act like a rat.			
Don’t let this truth make you feel bitter....

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While camping up high in the trees
I woke up one “mourning” to pee
Thought that I heard a “bare”
But it was only a “hair”
Who was eating my breakfast with tea. 





Written on 3/21/2016...

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The dangerous critter is the lowly mosquito
They spread germs around the world, my amigos
Need to squish them flat
With a swat and a splat
Watch for blood all over your chemise-o...

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The sleep I desire
is for resting of the mind.
The sleep I desire
will happen when I am tire.
The sleep I desire is now.
______________________|
For Amy Green Critter Tanka Contest
April 11, 2014...

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What happens when you look in a mirror
Does the image give you the finger, make you bitter
Does that freak you out
Make you wanna shout
Your image is supposed to reflect a duplicate critter...

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The most dangerous critter is the lowly mosquito
Spreading nasty germs round the world, my amigos
Need to squish them flat
With a swat and a splat
Watch for blood and guts all over your chemise-o...

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Fat Mouse

He has scored three
me still none
He is fat
I, running out of cheese
a little critter he is
outsmarting my genius
this house
not big enough
for the both of us
the battle is on
the outcome
unknown
...

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The most dangerous critter is the lowly mosquito
They spread nasty germs round the world, mes amigos
Need to squish them flat
With a swat and a splat
Watch for blood and guts all over your chemise-o


© Jack Ellison 2015...

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Forget all you’ve heard about horsepower

Hamsters can take you six miles per hour

  Running a wheel neath the hood

  No oil needed, all is good

These critters can snooze during rush hour




An entry for the Eco-Friendly Vehicles contest...

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Onanism 

The vehemence of sexual arousal 
Quest no gender
A critter owns the vehemence 
On the nib of sexual delirium 
Is solely,
Her and He own sexual pleasure 
Their elate melded with blood en route veins
Onanism brings a euphoric sense of freedom...

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Sticks
landing!
Crucial flaw -
cool critter flops
Ninja Warrior's cool million Pipe Dream.




*Pipe Dream is a Phase 3 American Ninja Warrior obstacle ~ so close, little guy ;)

Make it Five Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May
picture #3
9/22/19...

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When captured in a heron’s beak
An escape plan froggy did seek
Frog croaked I’m no quitter
I’ll strangle this critter
The outcome for heron looked bleak!

Quitters Never Win Poetry Contest


Sponsored by Margarita Lillico

05/10/21...

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" UGLY " Nasty little critter that someone just "MADE" up!! " BEAUTY " Comes from within,sometimes " DEEP" within the SOULS of the PETALS only crumbles when "UGLY" is whispered in the wind and eyes rest themselves upon the "BEAUTY" of the souls, "NOT" the "SKIN!!" -KLM...

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Al the plumber was in such a funk 
     He's outwitted by a pesky skunk 
          He got called out at night 
            to such an awful sight 
Critter stuck in a drain, how it stunk! 








1-3-19
Submitted for limerick contest
Sponsor: Joseph May
Theme Chosen: Plumber...

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The snow--
cool and white--
crisp and fresh--
in the moonlight
a black cat
crosses a path,
and I think:
'such a cruel rap
this critter has gotten!'-
sleek and hushed like the snow
seeking to enter every crevice
reminded by the wind
to cover ground
quickly as possible
all creatures
the prey of time…....

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NATURAL   AND   BEYOND


(Haiku)

Noble tree critter
Never feels proud or bitter
No epigram fitter




(Senryu)

Looks like uncle Joe?
Each is a handsome so-and-so
Could be God’s plan you know


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Written for John Freeman’s  Contest   “Natural and Beyond!!”...

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It is mid winter now,
our valley in full frosty
set; all the forest, absent
canopy a crystal wet; 

heard a drippy
critter sneeze, not a wild nose escaping
cold's frigid breeze -- 

bare trees in thick bark sleeves -- 

yet no limbs entirely forsaken 

Nature will again show us, her blossom 
memory --...

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Tiger in a Cage
It paces roars and gnashes teeth,
a tiger has its stripes. 
Red and white and black and brown,
and paws so big with claws.
But most of all I wish I was
our God as he’s above — below.
To kiss the critter on the mouth,
his meaty breath — I gag.
And snuggle tender into him and stroke his tiger fur....

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Pop a critter in your mouth,
Its all you get for lunch.
A big juicy bug
on which you have to munch.
You know you really wanna
take a nice big bite,
if you do it fast enough,
then the bug wont fight.
Wash it down
with some fluid
that really looks quite vile,
After that,
you wont want to eat
for really quite a while....

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Listen to poem:

*Image of Conch Shell by Pixabay.

The Conch Shell

The
Conch
Shell is
a marvel.
Its curling feature
is a phenomenon, in and
of itself, yet it enables you to wonder the
sort of critter that it harbors. Its unique vivid inner colors compliment it.

2022 January 13

HMS; 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, syllables....

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Haughty hefty Helga has healthy hatred
Igniting ignorant Inga’s inebriated idiocy
Justifying jealous Julie’s juvenile judgements
Kindling crafty Kara’s crazy critter-like craftiness
Leaving Lonesome Larry loathing lofty lying Leland
Making Malicious maltreated Mallory manageable
Nasty negativity nonchalantly noticeable in Neverland....

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